Division of the Budget
Landon State Office Building Phone: (785) 296-2436
900 SW Jackson Street, Room 504 adam.c.proffitt@ks.gov
Topeka, KS 66612 Division of the Budget http://budget.kansas.gov
Adam Proffitt, Director Laura Kelly, Governor


March 23, 2023


The Honorable Carolyn McGinn, Chairperson
Senate Committee on Local Government
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 142-S
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Senator McGinn:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for SB 312 by Senate Committee on Assessment and Taxation
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 312 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
SB 312 would prohibit public utility companies from exercising eminent domain unless
approved by the board of county commissioners where the relevant property is located. The bill
would not apply to municipally owned utility companies.
The Kansas Corporation Commission and the League of Kansas Municipalities indicate
that enactment of SB 312 would not have a fiscal effect. According to the Kansas Association of
Counties, SB 312 would have an unknown fiscal effect on counties, as evaluation of eminent
domain requests may increase staffing costs for county governments.


Sincerely,

Adam Proffitt
Director of the Budget

cc: Peter Barstad, Kansas Corporation Commission
Wendi Stark, League of Kansas Municipalities
Jay Hall, Kansas Association of Counties


Statutes affected:
As introduced: 26-101, 26-501b, 26-502, 26-516, 26-501, 26-519